peremptory
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power
an autocratic person
Related & opposite
- boss derivation
- domineering similar to
Sense 2 adjective
not allowing contradiction or refusal
spoke in peremptory tones
Related & opposite
- imperative similar to
Sense 3 adjective
putting an end to all debate or action
a peremptory decree
Related & opposite
- decisive similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | boss |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | domineering |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | imperative |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | decisive |